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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT <br /> Cumulative Actions and Effects <br /> Cumulative impacts under the No Action Alternative would be the same as under the Proposed Action but <br /> would be limited to the current lease and permit areas. <br /> 3.4.7 Resource Issue—Land Use <br /> What would be the effects of the alternatives on other land uses within and adjacent to the LBA and the <br /> mine? <br /> 3.4.7.1 Affected Environment <br /> Land use within the Project Area is largely dominated by agricultural, tribal, and transportation uses. In <br /> general, the surrounding area is being mined for coal, and those areas that are not being mined are left <br /> relatively undeveloped and have no current use or land management due to the remote location. There <br /> are no commercial areas within the vicinity of the Project Area.The cultural history of the area is discussed <br /> in Section 3.4.3, Cultural Resources. The King I Coal Mine began operation in 1938 at its current location <br /> in Hesperus, Colorado, approximately two miles northeast of the King 11 Mine. The King 11 Mine has <br /> operated from its current location since the surface operation and portal were constructed in 2007. A <br /> detailed description of the King 11 mining operation, including transport and support facilities, can be <br /> found in Chapters 1 and 2 of this EA. Surface ownership includes a combination of federal land managed <br /> by the BLM, as well as private and UMU Tribe owned fee restricted lands, as shown in Appendix A, Figure <br /> 1-2.Table 3-9 provides the acres within the Project Area by surface jurisdiction. <br /> Table 3-9. Project Area Surface Jurisdiction <br /> Landowner Size %of Project Area <br /> (Acres) <br /> UMU Tribe 2,103 84% <br /> Private 363 14% <br /> BLM 47 2% <br /> Total 2,513 100% <br /> Agricultural Uses <br /> A total of 2,103 acres (84 percent) of the Project Area occur within an area owned by the UMU Tribe as <br /> tribal ranch properties, specifically Hay Gulch ranch properties. Cattle and horse grazing and fencing are <br /> evident in the Project Area;albeit usage is apparently not intensive,and no livestockwere observed during <br /> any of the ground investigations completed in 2015 and 2016 associated with the King 11 Mine Federal <br /> Coal Lease (COC-62920) Modification and Federal Mine Permit (CO-0106A) Revision and Renewal <br /> Environmental Assessment. The land within existing OSMRE CO-0106C permit area and LBA area are <br /> undeveloped and have no current use or land management. Along CR 120, there are mostly fenced <br /> pastures for hay production and grazing for livestock and horses. <br /> There are no prime or unique farmlands in the Project Area (USDA/NRCS 2015)that would be affected by <br /> mining operations or road improvements in the Project Area. <br /> Dunn Ranch Area Coal Lease by Application COC-78825 and Mine Plan Modification EA 3-33 <br />